1. Data protection at a glance GENERAL INFORMATION The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data are all data with which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text. DATA COLLECTION ON THIS WEBSITE Who is responsible for data collection on this website? The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the imprint/legal notice of this website. How do we collect your data? Your data are collected in part because you provide them to us. This may be, for example, data you enter into a contact form. Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. These are mainly technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of these data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website. What do we use your data for? Part of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. What rights do you have regarding your data? You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of these data. For this and other questions on data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address given in the imprint. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. In addition, under certain circumstances you have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. For details, see the privacy policy under "Right to restriction of processing." ANALYSIS TOOLS AND THIRD-PARTY TOOLS When you visit this website, your surfing behavior can be statistically evaluated. This happens mainly with cookies and with so‑called analysis programs. The analysis of your surfing behavior is usually anonymous; the surfing behavior cannot be traced back to you. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by not using certain tools. Detailed information about these tools and your objection options can be found in the following privacy policy. 2. Hosting EXTERNAL HOSTING This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website are stored on the host's servers. These may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website. The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our prospective and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offering by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Our host will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding these data. CONCLUSION OF A DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT To ensure GDPR-compliant processing, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our host. 3. General notes and mandatory information DATA PROTECTION The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal data protection regulations and this privacy policy. When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data with which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use them for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done. We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating by e-mail) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data from access by third parties is not possible. NOTE ON THE RESPONSIBLE ENTITY The entity responsible for data processing on this website is: RKV Beteiligungen GmbH Legal form: GmbH Königsallee 14 D - 40212 Düsseldorf info@rkv-beteiligung.com Tel.: +49 (0) 163 00 12 971 Local court Düsseldorf HRB 35848 LEI 391200RRB4LXZCTK7G55 EUID DER1101.HRB35848 Our data protection officer/contact person for data protection can be reached at: info@rkv-beteiligung.com The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g., names, e-mail addresses). REVOCATION OF YOUR CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. A simple message by e-mail to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing carried out until revocation remains unaffected by the revocation. RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COMPETENT SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies. RIGHT TO DATA PORTABILITY You have the right to receive data that we process on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a common, machine-readable format and to have it transferred to another controller where technically feasible. SSL OR TLS ENCRYPTION For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content (e.g., orders or inquiries you send to us), this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can tell whether an encrypted connection is active by the change of the browser address line from "http://" to "https://" and the lock icon in your browser line. When SSL/TLS encryption is active, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties. RIGHT TO INFORMATION, DELETION, AND CORRECTION You have the right, within the applicable statutory provisions, at any time to receive free information about your stored personal data, their origin and recipients, and the purpose of processing, and, where applicable, a right to correction or deletion of these data. For this and other questions regarding personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address in the imprint. RIGHT TO RESTRICTION OF PROCESSING You have the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time at the address in the imprint. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases: - If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we usually need time to verify this. During this verification period, you may request restriction of the processing of your personal data. - If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction instead of deletion. - If we no longer need your personal data but you require them for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims, you may request restriction instead of deletion. - If you have objected under Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of interests must be carried out. As long as it is not clear whose interests prevail, you may request restriction of processing. If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, these data may only be processed—with the exception of storage—with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person or for important public interest reasons of the EU or a Member State. 4. Data collection on this website COOKIES The websites partly use so-called cookies. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are used to make our offer more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and saved by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called "session cookies." They are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit. You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or generally, and activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website. Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process or to provide certain functions you desire (e.g., shopping cart function) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. Where a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent is revocable at any time. Where other cookies (e.g., cookies to analyze your surfing behavior) are stored, these are treated separately in this privacy policy. SERVER LOG FILES The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files that your browser automatically transmits to us. These are: - Browser type and browser version - Operating system used - Referrer URL - Host name of the accessing computer - Time of the server request - IP address These data are not merged with other data sources. The collection of these data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and the optimization of the website—thus server log files must be recorded. CONTACT FORM If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not share these data without your consent. Processing these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effectively handling inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) if requested. The data you enter in the contact form remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g., after completion of processing your inquiry). Mandatory statutory provisions—particularly retention periods—remain unaffected. ENQUIRIES BY E‑MAIL, TELEPHONE OR FAX If you contact us by e-mail, telephone or fax, your inquiry, including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your matter. We do not share these data without your consent. Processing these data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry relates to performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures. In all other cases processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and/or our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR), as we have a legitimate interest in efficiently handling inquiries addressed to us. The data sent to us via contact inquiries remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases (e.g., after completion of processing). Mandatory statutory provisions—particularly legal retention periods—remain unaffected. 5. Analysis tools and advertising GOOGLE ANALYTICS This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. Provider is Google Ireland Limited ("Google"), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. Google Analytics uses so‑called "cookies." These are text files stored on your computer that enable analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to and stored on a Google server in the USA. The storage of Google Analytics cookies and the use of this analysis tool are based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior to optimize the web offering and advertising. If a corresponding consent has been requested (e.g., consent to store cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent is revocable at any time. IP Anonymization We have activated IP anonymization on this website. As a result, your IP address will be abbreviated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage for the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be combined with other Google data. Browser Plugin You can prevent the storage of cookies by configuring your browser software accordingly; however, you may not be able to use all functions of this website in that case. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of these data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de. Opt‑out of data collection You can prevent the collection of your data by Google Analytics by disabling it in your cookie settings. More information on how Google handles user data can be found in Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en. Data processing agreement We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google and implement the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics. Retention period Data stored by Google at user and event level that are associated with cookies, user identifiers (e.g., User ID) or advertising IDs (e.g., DoubleClick cookies, Android advertising ID) are anonymized or deleted after 14 months. Details can be found here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7667196?hl=en. 7. Newsletter MAILCHIMP This website uses the services of MailChimp for sending newsletters. Provider is The Rocket Science Group LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. MailChimp is a service used to organize and analyze the sending of newsletters. If you enter data for the purpose of receiving the newsletter (e.g., e-mail address), they will be stored on MailChimp's servers in the USA. MailChimp holds certification under the "EU‑US Privacy Shield." The Privacy Shield is an agreement between the EU and the USA intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards in the USA. Using MailChimp we can analyze our newsletter campaigns. When you open an email sent with MailChimp, a file contained in the email (so‑called web beacon) connects to MailChimp servers in the USA. This can determine whether a newsletter message has been opened and which links, if any, were clicked. Technical information is also recorded (e.g., time of retrieval, IP address, browser type and operating system). This information cannot be assigned to the individual newsletter recipient. It is used solely for statistical analysis of newsletter campaigns. The results of these analyses can be used to better tailor future newsletters to recipients' interests. If you do not want analysis by MailChimp, you must unsubscribe from the newsletter. We provide an unsubscribe link in every newsletter message. You can also unsubscribe directly on the website. Data processing is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You can revoke this consent at any time by unsubscribing from the newsletter. The legality of the data processing carried out prior to revocation remains unaffected. The data you provide for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us until you unsubscribe from the newsletter with us or the newsletter service provider and will be deleted after unsubscribing. Data stored for other purposes remain unaffected. After you unsubscribe, your e‑mail address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider on a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data in the blacklist are used only for this purpose and are not merged with other data. This serves both your interest and our interest in complying with legal requirements when sending newsletters (legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time‑limited. You can object to the storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest. For more details, see MailChimp's legal terms and privacy information: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/. 8. Plugins and tools GOOGLE WEB FONTS This site uses so‑called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When a page is accessed, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to correctly display texts and fonts. For this purpose, the browser you use must establish a connection to Google's servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that this website was accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is in the interest of a uniform and attractive presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used. More information about Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. (End of translation)